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Émilie du Châtelet was born into a wealthy lifestyle and she received education that most women of her time did not even think of doing. Emilie is a women who dedicated her life to science. Even though she lived in the 1700's, she fought for her right as a women to discuss with men about ideas of math and science.
Emilie du Ch�telet had many aspirations which includes to have the same standards of men when it came to studying sciences. She was born as Gabrielle �milie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil and her father worked for the royal court. This influenced her to love high society and become educated. Historians argue that she may have been a genius of her day because of the many fields she accomplished at including language, writings, math, and science. She married Marquise Florent � Claude du Chastellet in June of 1725 and bore three children by him. This did not stop �milie from having multiple relationships with men, including tutors and friends like Volta
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Émilie du Châtelet
French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706–1749)
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| Born | (1706-12-17)17 December 1706 Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 10 September 1749(1749-09-10) (aged 42) Lunéville, Kingdom of France |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, philosopher, physicist, writer |
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| Spouse | Marquis Florent-Claude du Chastellet-Lomont (m. ) |
| Partner | Voltaire (1733–1749) |
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Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (French:[emilidyʃɑtlɛ]ⓘ; 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French mathematician and natural philosopher (n
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Emilie du Châtelet
December 17, 1706 - September 10, 1749
Written by Sasha Mandic, Class of 1997 (Agnes Scott College)
In a samhälle where nobility disliked the notion of education for their daughters arose one of the great mathematicians of the eighteenth century, Frenchwoman, Emilie du Châtelet. Born in Paris on December 17, 1706, she grew up in a household where the art of courting was the only way one could mold a place in society. During her early childhood, Emilie began to show such promise in the area of academics that soon she was able to convince her father that she needed attention. Provided with a relatively good education for the time, she studied and soon mastered Latin, Italian and English. She also studied Tasso, Virgil, Milton and other great scholars of the time.
In spite of her talents in the area of languages, her true love was mathematics. Her study in this area was encouraged by a family friend, M. dem Mezieres, who recognized the young lady